'Koran Desecration' & Riots?
Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers said it was Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry's view that "the violence that we saw in Jalalabad was not necessarily the result of the allegations reported in Newsweek about disrespect for the Koran." He said General Eikenberry believed the violence stemmed from the country's reconciliation process. "He thought it was not at all tied to the article in the magazine," General Myers added.